The Things Inside Things Inside

.. for KL, of course it's complicated...

The Things Inside The Things Inside (Or: “It’s Complicated”)

(Thanks KL for the conversation and explanation. This one is for you)

There are always things.

Things inside 

and out.

Overt things

that play with the covert,

making all things

complicated

with complications.

***

Between the moon beam’s desire

and dawn’s colorful display,

are many shades

of sinewy shadows;

a shadow land of

whys

what ifs

what have I done

what have I become.

A shadow land of 

doubts

fears

emotions;

a play land of potential

if onlys.

***

Life itself

gives us our experiences,

all of them.

It’s what we do with them

that matters.

Did we live

or just survive?

Did we disturb the universe

with our presence,

swim against the currents of time

or just float,

face down,

bloated

out to sea?

Or worse,

just looked out “for me”.

***

The spaces between

the things inside things inside

is dangerous.

Filled with endless heartache,

and, oh those “consequences”.

But meeting them head on

can also lead to a chance

to change everything.

***

Roughly 80 - 100,000 years ago

a new species wandered

out of Africa,

roaming

exploring

discovering new vistas.

And even in our early years,

while moon beams

flashed in our heads,

we traveled through shadow land

seeking dawn’s colorful display.

These ancient ancestors

left it in our hands

to catch moon beams

and continue this journey

into dawn’s display.

***

Two more thoughts. 

Quotes:*

     “Nothing is hard in this world

      If you dare to scale the heights.” (Last two lines in “Reascending Chingkanshan” 1965)

                                         ~~Mao Tsetung (old spelling) 

     “Sweet and fair, she craves not Spring for herself alone,

      To be the harbinger of Spring she is content.

      When the mountain flowers are in full bloom

      She will smile mingling in their midst. (Last verse of “Ode To A Plum Blossom” 1961)

                                          ~~Mao Tsetung (old spelling)

~~redzone 9.5.14

* these two quotes are from a book of poems written by Mao Tsetung simply called “Poems” published after his death in 1976. 

    

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Cryingkate]

Seriously awesome write and great thoughts here.
Must mention though that the theory of our Ancestors coming from Africa joyfully has been proven false by many. Just as the theory of evolution was proven false.
But so glad to see someone who even has a care to study such things or even have an interest.

Nice work here and appreciate the work and effort into these thoughts.

[redzone]

thanks for your thoughts on this poem Kate, much appreciated..

there are many false "scientists" out there today.. but they are wrong about evolution.. it is the most "Proved" scientific understanding we humans have, everyday in common things we can see it and prove it..

And humans are a single species and our ancestor emerged from Africa.,. DNA and it's trail has led us back to a single area in Africa, this also has been proven and is not false...

it seems that these phoney "scientists" would like nothing better than to stop science and replace it with faith.. for millennia people had "faith the sun revolved around the earth, people were put to death for saying this wasn't true... but as we actually discovered, the earth revolves around the sun.. think how long human understanding and knowledge was held back by such "faith" posing as science..

Hopefully humans will not make these same faith = science errors again, and worse force them on humanity again... did you know Kate that when "faith" ruled the world, they called it the "Dark Ages"... seems with all the different fundamentalism fighting it out today we are headed back into a new Dark Ages only this time with huge supplies of weapons of mass destruction... now there is a chilling thought... I always enjoy sharing ideas and looking into issues, more of this is needed in my opinion... so thanks again Kate.. and I'm glad this poem has sparked some opinions... cool

[Cryingkate]

Kool back at ya. I hope we can continue a wonderful fun debate :-) perhaps when the snow comes I can sit down and catch up on all the conversations we started.
I really do enjoy spending time and words with you Red, Wish it was more.

[Sami Khalil]

The spaces in between are craving content in the contest of life. Shadows cover the flashed displays of colorful lands. You could journey in and out but those but those roaming's and moaning's will disturb the currents of time and complicate the species. Your mountain flowers are mingling with the background and craving the bloom of spring. An excellent write, sir...:).................

[redzone]

Sami, thank you.. What I have said to Jacob below also applies to you... your visits are warmly appreciated even though I do not leave nearly enough reviews with you... I like how you saw this poem... be well and let your poetic spirits flow...

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome any time. My pleasure. Thank you kindly...:).....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, it's what we do with them that matters...

we can change everything, it is up to us....

instead of living with "what if's"---

we can make our own consequences...good ones.

this is such a good poem...KL is a wonderful inspiration.

nicely done, redzone.

[redzone]

Jacob, I always enjoy when you come and read something I've written. I think you are among some of the best poets I have come across on the internet. So your reading and leaving your style reviews mean alot as they are both insightful as well as allowing me to see beyond the words I'v written... this is especially true of the poems that I have read from you (not all of which I have commented on, sorry)...

I guess what I'm getting at is "THANKS"...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words...and just read when you can...i appreciate your reviews also.

jacob

[Frieda P]

Sigh, I read this earlier, wrote out an entire lengthy response of just how it made me feel, and POOF it was gone...you know I felt this one deeply Curt, it's those spaces 'tween that I tend to linger....I could copy and paste every line you've written, it's truly a masterpiece, your heart is as big as the ocean and as grand as majestic mountains, colored me impressed and forever grateful to have you to call 'friend'....xo

Between the moon beam’s desire
and dawn’s colorful display,
are many shades
of sinewy shadows;

Simply stunning....100 compassionate moonbeams
a shadow land

[redzone]

That "poof" has happened to me with your poems so many times Frieda... your response to this poem is special to me, cause I both know you linger in those "spaces between" and you allow/make me look in them too... your spaces and the ones I have... I think and feel that it is only in looking deeply between these spaces that it becomes possible to know and change the world and all its horrors and to realize that even with the LONG history of men dominating women, that this can end and that love in all its light and life is possible... I am not trying to be idealist or wax profane with this reply, but to speak honestly... really Frieda, your comment and KL's allow me to think that perhaps, just maybe, What I write makes a difference...

Frieda, you have my friendship and you have my heart... always!! yes, even on those days that end in "y"... lol

[Lyn Anderson]

Wow, so biased or no, this is my favourite of yours. It speaks with clarity, vision, depth, empathy, a huge heart, reaching close into the in betweens of my own thoughts and stretching far into human nature itself. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this gift.

[redzone]

AHHHH KL, no thanks are needed to have a conversation with a wonderful poet... besides, if there were any gifts being handed out, you gave me more that I could ever return... you gave me your thoughts and your understanding (even if "complicated") of the poetry you have written... what better gift could anyone ever receive or give.. So KL, thank you for reading it and holding it to your heart... cool.